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The other evening, I took a little time out for some coyote hunting. I got my gillie suit, predator call, camera and headed to the sheep farm where there's been reports of 8 coyotes running loose and stirring up havoc there. I've not called the wild for a long time and not by myself, but I had to investigate!
As I pulled up, there was a large flock of turkey pecking around in this field...then all of them took off like something was gonna get them, but I couldn't see anything so I got ready. I placed my call out pointing up the hill where they were supposed to hang out, and pushed play. I chose the fawn in distress sound to attract them and man, did that sound like a wounded fawn! I waited for quite a while, heard cracking of leaves and branches behind me, but no coyotes! Then as I quietly walked towards my caller to pack it in and give up...I see some brown slowly moving along the edge of the high grass...I thought ok, here we go? As it turned out, this family of deer came on alert thinking one of theirs was in trouble, and I did call something in, it was just not a pack of coyotes...but I'll get 'em! ;)
The rescued neonate Western racer (Coluber constrictor mormon) is very alert which is a good sign. Photo by Frank.
One of the more skiddish does that wants free food give outs but is a little too frightened to come close enough to get some.
handheld 300mm.
Copyright © 2012, Rebecca Idzerda
This is a photo of a red fox, taken at the British Wildlife Centre (www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk).
Ears pricked, ready for fight or flight, this one very alert fox !!!
Unfortunately red foxes are the most important rabies vector in Europe. :-(
It is rare for Zephyr to look so alert! I'm not sure what she was reacting to, but she was definitely on high focus status.
I had my camera set for photographing hummingbirds and the ISO was way high so unfortunately this is rather grainy. I still like it for her heads up look. And her cute crooked little front teeth :-)